Regular ArticleCan improvements in breast-feeding practices reduce neonatal mortality in developing countries?☆
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This paper was originally presented at John Hopkins University Workshop ‘Reducing perinatal and neonatal mortality — review of potential interventions and implications for programs and research’, May 10–12, 1999
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(Correspondence to SLH)
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